german beer styles Archives

Braunschweiger Mumme (1831) Homebrew Recipe

January 14, 2024chopandbrewRECIPESdeja bru competition, german beer styles, historical brewing

The recipe (and brewer’s notes) for this rare traditional German beer style was provided by Jeff Enders who was awarded Best of Show Honorable Mention at the 2023 Deja Bru Homebrew Competition, the topic of this Chop & Brew episode. The beer took first place in the Sticks and Stones category before advancing to the

Chop & Brew – Episode 41: Chopinator Choppelbock

October 21, 2015chopandbrewEPISODESbock, chop and brew, decoction mashing, doppelbock, doppelbock homebrew recipe, german beer styles, homebrewing, how to brew doppelbock, how to decoct, how to make beer at home, making beer at home, pittsburgh, trash, trub

Chop & Brew teams up with members of TRASH and TRUB homebrew club in Pittsburgh for an epic collaborative brewday that yields a gold medal doppelbock! Join us and learn about the joys of decoction mashing and brewing a lager meant to age for one year before drinking and entering into competition. [Original postdate: October

Chopinator Choppelbock Homebrew Recipe

October 21, 2015chopandbrewRECIPESbock, chop and brew, decoction mashing, doppelbock, doppelbock homebrew recipe, german beer styles, homebrewing, how to brew doppelbock, how to decoct, how to make beer at home, making beer at home, pittsburgh, trash, trub

The recipe for Chopinator Chopppelbock, the collaborative doppelbock devised by Michael Dawson and seen brewed by members of TRASH and TRUB homebrew clubs in Chop & Brew – Episode 41. This single decoction mash recipe was built specifically for a year of aging, but if fermented well doesn’t require that long in order to enjoy.